Re: [PATCH net-next ] net: mscc: Add SPDX identifier
From: Alexandre Belloni Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 21:23:05 +0200 > ocelot_qsys.h is missing the SPDX identfier, fix that. > > Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni Applied, thank you.
Re: [PATCH net-next ] net: mscc: Add SPDX identifier
On 18/05/2018 01:14:25-0700, Joe Perches wrote: > Mostly, it's a question of what the original > license is. As far as I can tell, microsemi > publishes their code only under an MIT license. > This code didn't exist until I wrote it. The original license is the one from the SPDX identifier. > The MIT license does allow sublicensing, so > it does seem you can choose what additional > license restrictions you can assert as long > as the original MIT license is also followed. > Then all is good. -- Alexandre Belloni, Bootlin (formerly Free Electrons) Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering https://bootlin.com
Re: [PATCH net-next ] net: mscc: Add SPDX identifier
On 17/05/18 21:23, Alexandre Belloni wrote: > ocelot_qsys.h is missing the SPDX identfier, fix that. > > Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni > --- > drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h > b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h > index aa7267d5ca77..d8c63aa761be 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h > @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR MIT) */ > /* > * Microsemi Ocelot Switch driver > * > - * License: Dual MIT/GPL > * Copyright (c) 2017 Microsemi Corporation > */ > > -- > 2.17.0 > Reviewed-by: Allan W. Nielsen
Re: [PATCH net-next ] net: mscc: Add SPDX identifier
On Fri, 2018-05-18 at 09:52 +0200, Alexandre Belloni wrote: > On 17/05/2018 18:13:25-0700, Joe Perches wrote: > > On Thu, 2018-05-17 at 21:39 +0200, Alexandre Belloni wrote: > > > On 17/05/2018 12:28:59-0700, Joe Perches wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2018-05-17 at 21:23 +0200, Alexandre Belloni wrote: > > > > > ocelot_qsys.h is missing the SPDX identfier, fix that. > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni > > > > > > > > Only the copyright holders should ideally be modifying > > > > these and also removing other license content. > > > > > > > > For instance, what's the real intent here? > > > > > > > > > > Well, if you have a look, I submitted that file this cycle and it is the > > > only one that doesn't have the proper SPDX identifier. This is a mistake > > > I'm fixing. > > > > Just because you submitted it does not mean you > > are the copyright holder. > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h > > > > > b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h > > > > > > > > [] > > > > > @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ > > > > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR MIT) */ > > > > > > > > GPL 2.0+ or 2.0? > > > > > > > > > > 2.0 > > > > How do you know that? > > > > The fact is that it should have been submitted with the SPDX identifier > to be consistent with the rest of the driver. If you can't trust me on > that, then, you can't probably trust anyone submitting anything new > driver to the kernel. Silly. > I still don't understand why you are making an issue out of this. Correctness in licensing text is important. > Because my email address doesn't match the copyright holder's name > doesn't mean I'm not allowed to fix my own mistake. Mostly, it's a question of what the original license is. As far as I can tell, microsemi publishes their code only under an MIT license. The MIT license does allow sublicensing, so it does seem you can choose what additional license restrictions you can assert as long as the original MIT license is also followed. cheers, Joe
Re: [PATCH net-next ] net: mscc: Add SPDX identifier
On 17/05/2018 18:13:25-0700, Joe Perches wrote: > On Thu, 2018-05-17 at 21:39 +0200, Alexandre Belloni wrote: > > On 17/05/2018 12:28:59-0700, Joe Perches wrote: > > > On Thu, 2018-05-17 at 21:23 +0200, Alexandre Belloni wrote: > > > > ocelot_qsys.h is missing the SPDX identfier, fix that. > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni > > > > > > Only the copyright holders should ideally be modifying > > > these and also removing other license content. > > > > > > For instance, what's the real intent here? > > > > > > > Well, if you have a look, I submitted that file this cycle and it is the > > only one that doesn't have the proper SPDX identifier. This is a mistake > > I'm fixing. > > Just because you submitted it does not mean you > are the copyright holder. > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h > > > > b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h > > > > > > [] > > > > @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ > > > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR MIT) */ > > > > > > GPL 2.0+ or 2.0? > > > > > > > 2.0 > > How do you know that? > The fact is that it should have been submitted with the SPDX identifier to be consistent with the rest of the driver. If you can't trust me on that, then, you can't probably trust anyone submitting anything new driver to the kernel. I still don't understand why you are making an issue out of this. Because my email address doesn't match the copyright holder's name doesn't mean I'm not allowed to fix my own mistake. -- Alexandre Belloni, Bootlin (formerly Free Electrons) Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering https://bootlin.com
Re: [PATCH net-next ] net: mscc: Add SPDX identifier
On Thu, 2018-05-17 at 21:39 +0200, Alexandre Belloni wrote: > On 17/05/2018 12:28:59-0700, Joe Perches wrote: > > On Thu, 2018-05-17 at 21:23 +0200, Alexandre Belloni wrote: > > > ocelot_qsys.h is missing the SPDX identfier, fix that. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni > > > > Only the copyright holders should ideally be modifying > > these and also removing other license content. > > > > For instance, what's the real intent here? > > > > Well, if you have a look, I submitted that file this cycle and it is the > only one that doesn't have the proper SPDX identifier. This is a mistake > I'm fixing. Just because you submitted it does not mean you are the copyright holder. > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h > > > b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h > > > > [] > > > @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ > > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR MIT) */ > > > > GPL 2.0+ or 2.0? > > > > 2.0 How do you know that?
Re: [PATCH net-next ] net: mscc: Add SPDX identifier
On 17/05/2018 12:28:59-0700, Joe Perches wrote: > On Thu, 2018-05-17 at 21:23 +0200, Alexandre Belloni wrote: > > ocelot_qsys.h is missing the SPDX identfier, fix that. > > > > Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni > > Only the copyright holders should ideally be modifying > these and also removing other license content. > > For instance, what's the real intent here? > Well, if you have a look, I submitted that file this cycle and it is the only one that doesn't have the proper SPDX identifier. This is a mistake I'm fixing. > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h > > b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h > [] > > @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR MIT) */ > > GPL 2.0+ or 2.0? > 2.0 -- Alexandre Belloni, Bootlin (formerly Free Electrons) Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering https://bootlin.com
Re: [PATCH net-next ] net: mscc: Add SPDX identifier
On Thu, 2018-05-17 at 21:23 +0200, Alexandre Belloni wrote: > ocelot_qsys.h is missing the SPDX identfier, fix that. > > Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni Only the copyright holders should ideally be modifying these and also removing other license content. For instance, what's the real intent here? > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h > b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h [] > @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR MIT) */ GPL 2.0+ or 2.0? > /* > * Microsemi Ocelot Switch driver > * > - * License: Dual MIT/GPL > * Copyright (c) 2017 Microsemi Corporation > */ >
[PATCH net-next ] net: mscc: Add SPDX identifier
ocelot_qsys.h is missing the SPDX identfier, fix that. Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni --- drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h index aa7267d5ca77..d8c63aa761be 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot_qsys.h @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR MIT) */ /* * Microsemi Ocelot Switch driver * - * License: Dual MIT/GPL * Copyright (c) 2017 Microsemi Corporation */ -- 2.17.0
